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West Linn council adopts development‑code amendments to clarify appeals, home occupations and land divisions
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1755 (CDC‑24‑02), revising West Linn’s community development code to require appellants to identify appeal grounds, limit extensions of approval, clarify home‑occupation rules and align expedited land‑division procedures with state law.
West Linn’s City Council voted unanimously Dec. 9 to adopt Ordinance 1755, a package of text amendments to the Community Development Code intended to make permitting and appeal processes clearer and to bring the city into compliance with Oregon law.
Planning Manager Daren Weiss, who presented the package, told the council the changes address four areas: the appeals process, extensions of approval, home occupation permits and expedited/middle‑housing land divisions. “The current code has no requirement to identify the grounds for appeal,” Weiss said, adding that the planning commission recommended requiring appellants to identify the specific code criteria while retaining a de novo appeal hearing.
The ordinance adds…
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